Location: Worcester,MA, USA
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a **Civil/Traffic Transportation Engineer** to join our New England team in our **Boston, MA or Worcester, MA** office. Be involved in projects with our New England Transportation Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and addresses their challenges. Be part of a team providing local expertise backed by the technical resources of a large, global engineering firm.
Your responsibilities include providing technical assistance and guidance for infrastructure construction and rehabilitation projects in the public and private sectors, including the traffic analysis, improvement, design, and operation of streets and highways, their networks, adjacent land uses, and interaction with other modes of transportation and their terminals. Tasks may include performing traffic capacity analyses, reviewing permitting, preparing traffic signal designs, and engaging in the design of roadway projects from concept development through construction document preparation. Ensure that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality.
Your Impact
+ Work collaboratively with other engineers, planners, scientific professionals, and clients on federal, state, regional, and locally funded road and transportation improvement and development projects.
+ Design roadway/highway projects from inception to completion, including horizontal geometry, cross sections, profiles, and grading for a wide range of project types from contextual Complete Streets improvements to interstate highway design development. Coordinate with other disciplines throughout the design development process.
+ Perform professional traffic engineering work and assist with conducting investigations and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, roadways, intersections, signage, signals, pavement markings, and transportation corridors to determine conformance with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits.
+ Manage the collection of traffic count data for roadways and intersections to determine the volume of traffic, where the traffic is going to and from, and the type of traffic on the roadway.
+ Evaluate safety features on the road, recommending traffic safety enhancement projects based on associated studies. Investigate crash data and determine if changes can be made to roadways or intersections to make it safer for all who use the roads.
+ Develop and incorporate advanced technologies, monitoring devices, modeling techniques, design requirements, and operating strategies to account for the safety and functionality of end-users, transportation vehicles/systems, and the implementation of future-ready solutions.
+ Remain current in latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
+ Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
+ Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
**Required Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
+ 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience in civil engineering and prior traffic design experience.
+ Professional Engineer's license in Massachusetts or ability to obtain within one year.
+ Proficient knowledge of traffic engineering principles, practices, and processes related to traffic control equipment, capacity and operational analyses, project management, and related communications systems.
+ In depth familiarity with MassDOT and RIDOT roadway and traffic design standards, MUTCD and AASHTO, including traffic signals.
+ Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.
+ Ability to plan and conduct traffic-related inspections and investigations on various aspects of the construction and design of transportation corridors, applying applicable regulations and policies.
+ Proficiency with technical writing (writing and reviewing traffic impact studies and analysis reports).
+ Proficiency with technical software: AutoCAD or Microstation; Traffic Engineering software including HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic, VISSIM, Sidra, CORSIM and similar modeling tools.
+ Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to both engineering and non-engineering audiences.
+ Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment. Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to quality standards.
+ Ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
+ Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
+ Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Master's Degree in Civil or Traffic Engineering.
+ Professional Traffic Operations Engineer certification (PTOE).
+ Experience with MassDOT roadway improvement projects and Intelligent Transport System design.
+ Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work, participating in client project meetings, and overseeing traffic project staffing, schedules, changes, issues, quality, and budget.
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**About WSP**
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
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